Cangzhou Lions captain Škoric recently terminated his contract with the club due to unpaid wages, once again drawing attention to the widespread problem of unpaid wages among Chinese Super League teams. In addition to Škoric, another foreign aid of Cangzhou Lions, Lokadia, will leave the team soon. According to the latest news from foreign media, Locadia has contacted a new club in Turkey and confirmed that he will not renew his contract with Cangzhou Lions. Locadia is one of the biggest stars in the Chinese Super League, and he will officially say goodbye to the Chinese soccer world at the end of the year.
According to Turkish media reports, "ASPOR Locadia's agent is in Turkey to help the player negotiate with his new club, and he has made it clear that he is willing to return to Europe to play soccer. Lokadia's contract with Cangzhou Lions will not be renewed after this season's Chinese Super League, so the new team will not need to pay any transfer fee to bring him in. The closest to Locadia now is Turkish Super League giants Fenerbahce, who see this as one of the alternatives to Batshuayi.
This season, Locardia has been one of the Canyon Lions' most important attackers, having started 24 times so far, scoring seven goals and having six assists. Over the past two years, the Cangzhou Lions have not been in a good financial situation. Earlier this year, he lost his main center forward, Jose, to unpaid wages. Not long ago, Školjic left due to unpaid wages. As things stand, the Cangzhou Lions can't really afford to leave Lokadia, and the players have found another way out after their contracts expired, which is an unexpected option, but I don't know if it also involves unpaid wages and other disputes.
Locadia, 29, a former member of the Dutch national youth team, is a rare player with a rich resume in the current Premier League. He has twice won the Dutch Eredivisie title with PSV Eindhoven and moved to English Premier League side Brighton in 2018 for a fee of €15 million. As a foreigner for mid-to-lower-table side Cangzhou Lions in this season's Chinese Super League, Locadia's play and stats have been outstanding, but unfortunately in this day and age, it's difficult for foreigners with both name recognition and strength to thrive in the Chinese Super League in the long term.
